Following is a partial list of the miners,
mine employees and company store employees that worked the El Dorado
Mine, Mountaindale, Cambria Co., PA. The coal
miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond
A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania
Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted
by various people, etc.. The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly
from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA"
as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could
be either native born or naturalized citizens.Can you add additional Coal Miner's names to this Coal Miners Memorial
Honor Roll? e-mail
"The Old Miner" EditorSince 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining
Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths
in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.